Großfalz desert

NSG Wüstung Großenfalz IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
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location	Sulzbach-Rosenberg , Amberg-Sulzbach district , Bavaria
surface	6.91 ha
Identifier	NSG-00308.01
WDPA ID	166383
Geographical location	49 ° 32 '  N , 11 ° 44'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 31 '32 "  N , 11 ° 43' 33"  E
Setup date	1987

The Großfalz desert is a nature reserve near Sulzbach-Rosenberg in the Upper Palatinate district of Amberg-Sulzbach in Bavaria .

The nature reserve is located 2.7 kilometers northwest of Sulzbach-Rosenberg.

The 7 hectare area includes the former village of Großenfalz . The inhabitants of the desert were relocated, the buildings fell into disrepair, the gardens overgrown and nature has recaptured part of its original space. Iron ore used to be mined in the immediate vicinity . An extraordinarily species-rich habitat with communities has emerged here. The nature reserve was placed under protection on April 8, 1987.

See also

• List of nature reserves in the district of Amberg-Sulzbach

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Location of the nature reserve in the Bavaria Atlas (accessed on March 3, 2017).
2. ↑ www.regierung.oberpfalz.bayern.de, ordinance of the nature reserve (accessed on March 3, 2017)

Web links

• www.regierung.oberpfalz.bayern.de, brief information
• Location and extent of the nature reserve in OpenStreetMap